Power Play 18: The Sicilian Najdorf: A Repertoire for Black

The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is the opening of champions. Kasparov, Anand and Bobby Fischer all made this uncompromising opening a central part of their repertoire – with success. Grandmaster Daniel King is a life-long practitioner of the Najdorf.

On this DVD he explains the fundamental principles of the opening and offers a repertoire of systems for Black against all of White’s major alternatives. Whether you are new to the Najdorf or already have experience with the opening, this DVD is suitable for you.

The Najdorf has a reputation for complexity, but this is undeserved. Strategy is often determined by pawn structure, and as Black’s structure is often the same in many variations of the Najdorf, this opening is actually much simpler to understand compared to others.

King demonstrates that an understanding of positional principles can lead Black through this seemingly complex opening, into the middlegame and right through to the endgame. As well as up-to-date theoretical information, classic games are examined, putting theory in context and demonstrating typical strategies.

• Suitable for club players• Model games with typical middlegame and endgame strategy• Up-to-date theory• Repertoire recommendations for Black

Grandmaster Daniel King a professional chess player for more than 20 years. Besides his chess career, he has built up a reputation as a commentator on television, radio and the internet. He is also an award-winning author of more than 15 books.System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard.

Video running time: 6 hours.

The Power Play Series:Power Play 1 - Mating PatternsPower Play 2 - Attacking the kingPower Play 3 - Pawn storm Power Play 4 - Start Right Power Play 5 - PawnsPower Play 6 - Pawns, Pieces & PlansPower Play 7 - Improve your pieces Power Play 8 - Knights and Bishops Power Play 9 - major pieces vs. minor piecesPower Play 10 - Calculation Power Play 11 - Defence Power Play 12 - The Hedgehog Power Play 13 - The SqueezePower Play 14 - Test Your TacticsPower Play 15 - Practical Pawn EndgamesPower Play 16 - Test Your Rook EndgamesPower Play 17 - Attack with 1.e4Power Play 18 - The Sicilian Najdorf Power Play 20 - Test your Attacking ChessPower Play 21 - A Repertoire for Black against the Anti-Sicilians

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